ok update 20.06.2006 - really need some help here, please excuse the waffell just trying to cover myself as best i can etc
heres the situ -
i have got an alpine mp3 headunit all my alpine wires are chopped
the audi loom is all ok but i have removed the iso off the audi loom (the power part) not the speakers, i guess i could rewire up if need be , but as said the alpine loom is fully chopped ! . . . nevermind
right you got 4 wires on the audi loom for the power side of things
1 brown (earth) this would obviously go to the black alpine earth wire
2 red and blue (stereo company told me the fuse for this in the fuse box has blow)
3 white wire
4) blue and white striped wire
i want my headunit to work , i know there isnt an ignition on wire so the keys in and on and off thing wont work unless you wire a wire in for this
the stereo company i went to this lunchtime told me that the fuse in the fusebox for the wire of blue and red has blown , ok no biggie ill replace it, they said because my alpine headunit is 200 watts well 60 x 4 etc, they said it has to have a power wire put in from the battery through the bulkhead to power it and same for an earth ! which sounds very odd to me , ive used this headunit for a while not just in 1 car even and its been spot on so i cant see this myself unless its an audi thing , if it is an audi thing is the loom not powered enough for it
i was told if i join the red wire and yellow wire on the headunit together and join it to the red and blue wire on the audi end this would work i was told but it wont work at present because the fuse has "suposidly blown" yes no ?
does this sound weird to anyone
can anyone help , can anyone offer there services and wire it in for me , and ill componsate them in fundage etc or tell me what to do, its just driving me mad lol , i can wire a ford stereo in , in my sleep because ive been in the ford scene for 6 years , ok i am a audi virgin, but i am just scratching my head over this big time
any help is really really apriciaited cos iam pulling my hair out now
just want the stereo in and working not worried re the ignition thing for now
cheers
Scott